ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Historical fiction – stories which take place in real historical settings and which often feature real historical figures and events, but which center on fictional characters or events.

Detailed explanation-2: -A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a literary device in which a character within a story becomes the narrator of a second story (within the first one). Multiple layers of stories within stories are sometimes called nested stories.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Fiction” refers to literature created from the imagination. Mysteries, science fiction, romance, fantasy, chick lit, crime thrillers are all fiction genres.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biography/Autobiography Narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nonfiction. A book written about real events, people, places or things. All the information is based on true facts and not made up. Biographies and autobiographies are part of this genre.